The Commercial Group will be using zero emission hydrogen vans to distribute office supplies to its customers as part of a national trial.
 

The one week trial for Commercial is part of the ITM Power’s nationwide Hydrogen On Site Trial (HOST) programme, which was launched at Stansted Airport in 2011.
 

ITM’s chief executive Graham Cooley said: “Commercial’s inclusion in the trial will highlight the very real use of hydrogen, today, inviting in a new era of carbon-free deliveries for office supplies, helping businesses reduce their supply-chain carbon impact, and improving air quality in the urban environment.
 

“We are currently exploring a number of low carbon vehicle options,” explained Simon Graham, environmental strategist for Commercial. “The opportunity to be part of HOST enables us to see first-hand how hydrogen will work for the company and gain an invaluable insight into the benefits this particular technology has to offer.”
 

Commercial has run its 60-strong fleet on sustainable biodiesel for the past six years and hopes that the results of this particular trial will show a greener, more flexible fuel option that will, if taken up by the company, further reduce the environmental impact of its deliveries.